World Food Program hails Saudi campaign’s $4 million donation

January 9, 2009

The World Food Program (WFP) welcomed a $4 million donation from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Campaign for the Relief of the Palestinian People in Gaza.

"This is a timely and extremely welcome donation that will help the people of Gaza in their hour of need," said Christine van Nieuwenhuyse, the WFP’s representative in the Palestinian territories. She noted that the money will be used to purchase wheat flour, vegetable oil, sugar and salt.